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Motive Feat. Abagale Fisher - A.B.E [Fade Records]

20:32 - September 21, 2004

by Andy P

Fade Records were never ones to sit back and take a break, they are constantly moving. That's why they brought in Grayarea, Mototype and Lovesky to remix the first track of the Audiotour CD, which is "A.B.E". Check it out!

FDO41 – Motive Feat. Abagale Fisher – Abe (Remixes)

We finally get some remixes of the first track of Fortier's Audiotour CD, Motive featuring Abagale Fisher – ABE. Motive is made up of two Floridians, one named Tom Anderson and the other is Mark Hunt. Never one to rest on his laurels, Chris Fortier drafted in the Chicago trio of Grayarea, then brings in Mototype and the man known as Lovesky (aka Michael Lovesky) to all give their own unique remix treatments of this very nice house tune.

A1 – Grayarea's Ulterior Mix
A2 – Mototype Dub
B1 – Grayarea's Ulterior Dub
B2 – Lovesky Remix

A1 – Grayarea's Ulterior Mix

This is a completely different direction for Grayarea, most people are used to them going deep, dark and usually completely breakbeat in terms of a direction. Grayarea decided to go, where you don’t expect them to, in a more house oriented direction. The track opens with a more subtle introduction, not hard hitting as Gravity was. The vocal gently glides in and Nosmo and co. decided to let the vocal be the main focus of the mix here. As the tune gets going, the vocal is chopped up but it still retains a breakbeat house feel. A little bit later, the genius riff rolls in, I’m not quite sure what they have done to it but it is definitely catchy. The song stays in this mold for the rest of the record but Grayarea have turned out a solid mix that is different from the typical Grayarea sound that we have come to expect but top marks to Fortier or whomever picked the remixers because the Chicago trio are always a great choice.

A2 – Mototype Dub

The flipside of the first vinyl is the Mototype Dub and it goes in a completely different direction than Side A. This starts with some sfx and a few bass stabs, then what seems to be a keyboard playing a riff comes in. As this song really starts to get going, you feel this tune has more drive and the sound effects that are used just add to what Mototype has already added to the tune. The vocal is cut up into 100 pieces and you don’t completely hear it but remember this is a dub mix. The vocal pieces are joined with sound effects, which adds this tripped out feel. Mototype have certainly led this tune in a unique manner. This is a must have for you deejays who like tripped out tunes that have a darker feel.

B1 – Grayarea's Ulterior Dub

The Chicago Trio comes back on the second vinyl with their dub version of 'A.B.E', so it should appeal to both types of fans - the ones who love the vocals and the ones who love dub mixes. The beginning is exactly the same but here, they seem to add more of an echo in the background. This version is even housier than the Ulterior Mix and there is hardly a vocal in this track but the only part that is heard is "My", which is repeated quickly. I think that the dub mix is a nice change. It is not that I dislike the vocal but it is interesting to hear Grayarea's take on the dub mix. When the breakdown hits, the riffs seem to have a little more force than the first mix or maybe that is because the vocal is absent and you probably never noticed the riffs in the first place. Either way you look at it, the track works. I like the cut up of the vocal, the "My" that is repeated seems to add a unique flavor to the track.

B2 – Lovesky Mix

Lovesky has been an under appreciated musician for years and I hope that in the next twelve months, his work can get played by more A list deejays. He is certainly someone who has tremendous talent, you don’t seem to hear as much from him as you would like. Lovesky starts his mix with some subtle bell sounds, he seems to add a driving riff, which always gets top marks in my book and he has given the song a hooky feel. It should nab you in the first minute, if not then you are listening to wrong genre of music. Lovesky rarely uses the vocal in this track, he relies more on the percs to add to the track. Lovesky takes the track in a darker housy direction but leaves just enough of the strong parts of the original tunes then adds his own strong parts, which makes this a solid mix.

Conclusion:
It won't appeal to the breakbeat elitists that expect Grayarea to take a complete breakbeat overhaul to the song. The Original Mix was house and the remixes are just different housy takes. They are all solid, it is rare that a double vinyl release contains all solid mixes but this is an exception. The Grayarea Ulterior Mix and Dub break new ground for Grayarea and it shows that they are not afraid to experiment. The Mototype Dub is a driving darker version, which I like because not enough songs have drive anymore. The Lovesky mix is driving as well and I hope that more labels will ask him to do mixes because he is certainly a talent that needs to be used.